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where do people usually get market risk premium (return on mkt- risk free rate)? I know a lot of people use 10-yr t-bond rate for risk free rate, but how do ppl get return on mkt? I assume average return of comparables..? but what exact "return" do people talk about when they talk...

Can somebody explain the concept of a "stub period"? And how would this be incorporated in a DCF model? For example, if there is a stub period Q4 of year 1 or Q3 of year 1. (I understand discount periods change, but not sure why/how) I've read some sources that a stub period is...

Imagine we have two companies, one of them expenses operating expense and the other one capitalizes and depreciates it. Then, which one would have a higher EV / EBITDA multiple? Reasoning would be appreciated.

Hi guys, I have a technical question in relation to DCF and capital raisings that some of you might be able to help me with:- When doing a DCF for capital raising purposes (more specifically new equity), after discounting the cash flows and summing them to the PV of Terminal Value you would get...

During a recent round of interviews with several banks, headhunters sent across a number of potential technical questions that they said I should be very comfortable with. However, through all of my interviews I was never actually asked any technical questions (although I did do a 3 hour...

Trying to narrow down what group I want to work for come placement day. I've already got a sense of what I want to do, but for example choosing between tech and energy is one dilemma I'm having. I'm interested to hear particularly from those in industry groups, but would like to...

I was on youtube looking at the hearings from '09 and heard a few guys speak. The talkers were employees from Goldman Sachs and they obviously had top jobs at the firm if they were chosen to speak to congress. My question is, how hard is it to get a top job at a bank(not necessarily...

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<em>Mod note (Andy): throwback Thursday, this originally went up on 8/22/12.</em>
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<strong>***NOTE: I am willing to pay cash AND give you a free copy of the package if one of your cases or pitches ends up in the actual guide.***</strong> Please send me an e-mail ([email protected]) explaining the case or pitch (long vs. short or type of case study) and...

In light of the posts I've seen here and there regarding federal consulting, I figured I'd give a shot at an AMA. We all know that commercial consulting has all the glamour, but federal consulting *can* be just as glamorous. I say *can*, because it is very easy, in my experience, to...

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I was wondering how you guys felt about credit analysts for mortgage companies? I'm in Canada and my ultimate goal is to go into CRE cap markets or investment banking/S&T. I don't have anything else right now so I will likely take this opportunity but I was just wondering about where...

I'm in my senior year of highschool right now and I am interested in pursuing a career in business.
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Dearest Fellow WSO Primates, the time has come to take WSO into the 21st century.
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One colleague took a very hard decision recently. He had offers from two BB banks (not GS/MS/JPM) for junior analyst roles.
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Graduating senior looking for advice, reached out to almost 300 people in recruiting so far. I am from a non-target school in Chicago (all Big 4 come here for accountants though), decent gpa and PE experience. I have had interviews at <span class='keyword_link'><a...

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